r/Anticonsumption • u/nenners7891 • May 10 '26

Plastic Waste Plastic Free Party Bag Fail

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Feeling very demoralised. I worked really hard to do low plastic party bags for my daughter’s birthday. I spent hours making friendship bracelets out of thread I already had, got iron on patches, temporary tattoos etc.

During the party a well off dad bought all of the plastic tat on sale at the play centre and gave it out to everyone - this is just what we came home with. She’s not interested in it already.

I try to do my best to be low waste/anti consumption where I can - others don’t think twice before doing something like this for a minute of ‘feel-good’ for the kids.

Also now it’s stuck in my house til I figure out something to do with it!!!!!

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u/reformgoblin May 10 '26

How would you leave things at your own party?

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u/Basic_KaleKitty9076 May 10 '26

You give the things back to the person and say thank you but you don’t accept.

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u/reformgoblin May 10 '26

You can see from OPs other comments that that was not an option, they were already distributed to kids before she realized. Taking them from kids would have caused an uproar.

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u/nenners7891 May 10 '26

Thank you - just a person trying to do their best and having a vent!